Nodding onion

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Nodding onion (Allium Cernuum), bordering this path, is the native version of the grand purple allium bulbs of early summer. These are smaller, a pale pink or white, and bloom toward the end of summer. En masse they really shine and are easy to grow. The stem and seed heads will carry through from fall to early winter or so. Virginia Native Plants, Allium Cernuum, Nodding Onion, Onion Garden, Purple Allium, Allium Bulbs, Fall Clean Up, Fall Cleaning, Garden Layout Vegetable

The days we were urged to cut back perennials and “do the fall clean up” to prepare garden beds for winter are quickly disappearing. Modern advice: leave a layer of shredded leaves in beds rather than mulch; it’s more beneficial for soils and over wintering beneficial insects. Don’t cut back perennials; leave stems for insects to inhabit and seed heads for birds to eat deep into the winter months.There are some great native perennials you may want to leave standing, once you see what they do…

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